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Gov. Terry McAuliffe's Executive Order 20, meant to send more contracts toward small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses, is a good deal longer and more detailed than the high points I've tried to cover here. It's pasted below. If you've got some state contracting experience and see anything else worth focusing in on, by all means, let us know. EO-20: Advancing Equity for Small, Women and Minority Owned Businesses 7/22/2014 Executive Order Number 20 (2014) Importance of the Issue It is imperative for the Commonwealth of Virginia to maximize the participation of small businesses in state contractual work. For Virginia...

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe's Executive Order 20, meant to send more contracts toward small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses, is a good deal longer and more detailed than the high points I've tried to cover here.
It's pasted below. If you've got...

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